44 moments

1. Birth at Kutama Mission

   1924-02-21 · Kutama Mission, Zvimba District, Zimbabwe

   Robert Gabriel Mugabe was born at Kutama Mission village in what was then Southern Rhodesia. Coordinates represent Kutama Mission village.

2. Schooling while living with relatives

   1930-01-01 · Kutama Mission, Zvimba District, Zimbabwe

   After his family was expelled from the mission village, Mugabe remained connected to Kutama through term-time schooling and residence with relatives. The source dates the family expulsion to about 1930; this card uses year-level precision.

3. Teacher training at Kutama College

   1941-01-01 · Kutama College, Kutama, Zimbabwe

   Mugabe entered the teacher-training stage of his education at Kutama College. The source explicitly dates the offer of a place; coordinate represents Kutama College.

4. Teaching at Dadaya Mission

   1945-01-01 · Dadaya Mission, Zvishavane District, Zimbabwe

   After leaving Kutama, Mugabe taught at schools in Southern Rhodesia, including Dadaya Mission School near Shabani. The source places this teaching in the years after he left Kutama in 1945; date is year-level only.

5. University of Fort Hare studies

   1949-01-01 · University of Fort Hare, Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa

   Mugabe studied at the University of Fort Hare, where he joined the ANCYL and attended African nationalist meetings.

6. Teaching at Driefontein Catholic Mission

   1952-01-01 · Driefontein Catholic Mission, near Mvuma, Zimbabwe

   On returning to Southern Rhodesia after Fort Hare, Mugabe began teaching at Driefontein Catholic Mission School near Umvuma. Coordinates are a representative point for Driefontein Mission near Mvuma.

7. Highfield Government School relocation

   1953-01-01 · Highfield, Harare, Zimbabwe

   Mugabe relocated to teach at Highfield Government School in Salisbury's Harari township. Salisbury is now Harare.

8. Teaching in Gwelo

   1954-01-01 · Gweru, Zimbabwe

   Mugabe moved to the Mambo Township Government School in Gwelo. Gwelo is now Gweru; coordinates represent the city.

9. Chalimbana Teacher Training College

   1955-01-01 · Chalimbana Teacher Training College, Chongwe District, Zambia

   Mugabe lived in Northern Rhodesia and worked at Chalimbana Teacher Training College in the Lusaka area. Coordinates represent the Chalimbana/Chongwe area east of Lusaka.

10. Ideological studies at Winneba

    1958-01-01 · Winneba, Ghana

    While teaching in Ghana, Mugabe attended the Kwame Nkrumah Ideological Institute at Winneba. The source places this activity during his Ghana period, which began in 1958.

11. Teaching in Takoradi

    1958-01-01 · Takoradi, Ghana

    Mugabe moved to Ghana to work at St Mary's Teacher Training College and also taught at Apowa Secondary School in Takoradi.

12. Highfield nationalist demonstration

    1960-07-01 · Highfield, Harare, Zimbabwe

    After returning from Ghana, Mugabe joined a major National Democratic Party protest march beginning in Highfield and was among the speakers the following day. Salisbury is now Harare.

13. Marriage to Sally Hayfron

    1961-02-01 · Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe)

    Mugabe married Sally Hayfron in a Catholic ceremony in Salisbury. Exact church venue is not specified; coordinates represent central Harare.

14. Meeting with Julius Nyerere

    1962-01-01 · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    Mugabe and Hayfron travelled to Dar es Salaam for a ZAPU meeting at which party leaders met Tanganyika's president, Julius Nyerere. The source provides no month; chronology places this meeting in the 1962–1963 political crisis.

15. Detention at Sikombela

    1964-01-01 · Sikombela Detention Centre, Kwekwe, Zimbabwe

    Mugabe was subsequently held at Sikombela detention centre in Que Que, where he organized classes for inmates. Que Que is now Kwekwe; coordinates represent Kwekwe because the former detention-centre site is not precisely established by the source.

16. Detention at Wha Wha

    1964-01-01 · Wha Wha, near Gweru, Zimbabwe

    During his imprisonment, Mugabe was transferred from Salisbury to the Wha Wha detention centre. The source gives 1964 but no transfer date; coordinates represent the Wha Wha area.

17. Imprisonment at Salisbury Maximum Security Prison

    1964-01-01 · Salisbury Maximum Security Prison, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe)

    Following his sedition trial, Mugabe began imprisonment at Salisbury Maximum Security Prison. Coordinates are a representative point for the historic central-prison area in Harare.

18. Return to Salisbury Prison

    1966-01-01 · Salisbury Prison, Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe)

    After guerrilla attacks in 1966, Mugabe and other ZANU executive members were returned to Salisbury Prison, where he remained for years. Coordinates are a representative point for the historic central-prison area in Harare.

19. Release and residence in Highfield

    1974-11-01 · Highfield, Harare, Zimbabwe

    Released after almost eleven years in detention, Mugabe moved into his sister Sabina's Highfield home.

20. House arrest at Quelimane

    1975-01-01 · Quelimane, Mozambique

    Mozambican president Samora Machel gave Mugabe a house in Quelimane and kept him under partial house arrest while assessing his leadership. The source places this during Mugabe's 1975–1977 Mozambique exile but does not give a month.

21. Entry into Mozambique exile

    1975-03-01 · Mozambique

    Mugabe left Rhodesia and was smuggled into Mozambique to pursue control of ZANU's guerrilla campaign. Coordinates are a representative point for Mozambique because the crossing location is not specified.

22. Declared ZANU president at Chimoio

    1977-08-01 · Chimoio, Mozambique

    Mugabe was formally declared ZANU president at a central-committee meeting in Chimoio.

23. Meeting with Joshua Nkomo

    1978-09-01 · Lusaka, Zambia

    Mugabe met Joshua Nkomo in Lusaka during the liberation war, amid disagreement over negotiations with Ian Smith.

24. Lancaster House negotiations

    1979-09-01 · Lancaster House, London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Mugabe arrived in London for the constitutional negotiations that culminated in the Lancaster House Agreement. Coordinates represent Lancaster House, the negotiations' venue.

25. Signing the Lancaster House Agreement

    1979-12-21 · Lancaster House, London, England, United Kingdom

    Mugabe signed the Lancaster House Agreement for the Patriotic Front, helping end the Rhodesian Bush War and establish the route to elections and independence.

26. Independence address at Rufaro Stadium

    1980-01-01 · Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe

    

    After becoming prime minister, Mugabe addressed the independence gathering at Rufaro Stadium, announcing the country's name as Zimbabwe and pledging racial reconciliation. The source places the speech immediately after independence; it does not repeat the exact day in this sentence.

27. Return to Salisbury for election campaign

    1980-01-01 · Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe)

    

    Mugabe returned to Salisbury before the independence election and established himself in Mount Pleasant. Salisbury is now Harare.

28. Grenade attack at Mount Pleasant home

    1980-02-06 · Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe

    During the election campaign, a grenade attack struck the garden wall of Mugabe's Mount Pleasant residence; he survived. Coordinates represent the Mount Pleasant suburb; the exact residence is not identified.

29. Fort Victoria campaign rally

    1980-02-10 · Masvingo, Zimbabwe

    Mugabe left a campaign rally at Fort Victoria when a roadside bomb exploded near his motorcade; he was unharmed. Fort Victoria is now Masvingo; coordinates represent the city.

30. Meeting President Carter at the White House

    1980-08-27 · White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    As Zimbabwe's prime minister, Mugabe met U.S. President Jimmy Carter in the White House Cabinet Room during an official visit to Washington.

31. Meeting President Reagan

    1983-09-13 · White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Mugabe met U.S. President Ronald Reagan at the White House during an official working visit.

32. Chairing the Non-Aligned summit

    1986-09-01 · Harare International Conference Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe

    Mugabe chaired the Eighth Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Harare after receiving the movement's leadership from Rajiv Gandhi. The archived statement is dated to the Harare summit of 1–6 September 1986; coordinates represent the conference-centre area.

33. Official working visit to the United States

    1991-07-01 · United States

    Mugabe made an official working visit to the United States as president. The U.S. State Department chronology verifies the visit but does not identify city locations; coordinates are a representative national point.

34. Official working visit to the United States

    1995-05-01 · United States

    Mugabe made another official working visit to the United States as president. The U.S. State Department chronology verifies the visit but does not identify city locations; coordinates are a representative national point.

35. Southern African summit

    2001-09-01 · Harare, Zimbabwe

    Mugabe attended a summit in Harare where several Southern African states challenged his government's conduct. Exact summit venue is not specified; coordinates represent central Harare.

36. EU-Africa Summit attendance

    2007-12-01 · Lisbon, Portugal

    Mugabe attended the second European Union–African Union Summit in Lisbon despite controversy surrounding his attendance. The summit was held in December 2007; the cited Mugabe biography supports year-level presence.

37. Cataract operation in Singapore

    2014-02-01 · Singapore

    Mugabe underwent cataract surgery in Singapore before returning to Zimbabwe for his ninetieth-birthday celebration. Specific hospital is not stated; coordinates represent Singapore.

38. Ninetieth-birthday celebration

    2014-02-01 · Marondera, Zimbabwe

    After returning from Singapore, Mugabe celebrated his ninetieth birthday at a football stadium in Marondera. The stadium is not named; coordinates represent Marondera.

39. Cancún disaster-risk conference trip

    2017-05-01 · Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico

    Mugabe made a weeklong trip to Cancún, ostensibly to attend a three-day disaster-risk-reduction conference.

40. House arrest at Blue Roof

    2017-11-15 · Blue Roof, Borrowdale, Harare, Zimbabwe

    During the military intervention that ended his rule, Mugabe was placed under house arrest at his Blue Roof mansion. Coordinates represent the Blue Roof/Borrowdale area.

41. Transition talks at State House

    2017-11-16 · State House, Harare, Zimbabwe

    Mugabe met General Constantino Chiwenga and South African envoys at Harare's State House during negotiations over a transfer of power.

42. Zimbabwe Open University graduation

    2017-11-17 · Zimbabwe Open University, Harare, Zimbabwe

    Mugabe briefly left house arrest to attend a graduation ceremony at Zimbabwe Open University in Harare. Coordinates represent Zimbabwe Open University's Harare campus area.

43. Hospitalisation in Singapore

    2019-04-01 · Singapore

    Mugabe was hospitalised in Singapore during what became his final medical trip to the country. The source does not identify the hospital for the April admission; coordinates represent Singapore.

44. Death at Gleneagles Hospital

    2019-09-06 · Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore

    Mugabe died at Gleneagles Hospital in Singapore after a period of medical treatment.